
March 15, 2018 06:03 IST
In the Phulpur bypoll, the SP’s Nagender Singh Patel won the Lok Sabha seat vacated by deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya by 59,613 votes. He got 3,42,796 votes while the BJP’s Kurmi candidate Kaushalendra Singh Patel got 2,83,183.
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
March 14, 2018 03:46 IST
Villagers said they will be cut off from the city if the crossing, roughly a 50-metre walk, is closed, and thousands of school children, senior citizens, rickshaws and tempos loaded with wares and food items will be forced to take almost a 3 km-long detour instead.
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
March 12, 2018 01:48 IST
On October 1 and 2, communal riots broke out in Sikadarpur town leading to arson and loot of various business establishments. Two persons were injured in the incident, while two others were arrested.
Mon, Mar 12, 2018
March 10, 2018 06:21 IST
In a jibe at the BJP’s “development” agenda, Akhilesh said that if the Yogi Adityanath government is so development-oriented, “build an expressway in 22 months, like the one we had built in 23 (months), and we will believe you”.
Sat, Mar 10, 2018
March 09, 2018 05:09 IST
Both the BJP and the SP have fielded Kurmi Patel candidates in a Lok Sabha seat that elected a Patel leader consistently from 1984 to 1999.
Fri, Mar 09, 2018
March 08, 2018 05:00 IST
Gorakhpur is a BJP bastion while Phulpur has seen loyalties shift — once a SP stronghold, it voted BSP in 2009 and BJP in 2014. BSP flags fluttered in the wind as the crowds heard Akhilesh thank all parties aligned against the BJP.
Thu, Mar 08, 2018
March 07, 2018 04:51 IST
Facing over 40 of cases of murder, attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and assault, 55-year-old Ahmed is currently lodged in Deoria Jail for assaulting faculty members of an agricultural institute in Allahabad in 2016.
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
March 07, 2018 04:44 IST
Nand Gopal Nandi made the “derogatory” remarks at a public rally in Allahabad’s Dhoomanganj on Sunday where he also said SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was Ravan and his son Akhilesh was Meghnad, prompting sharp criticism from both parties.
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
March 05, 2018 03:46 IST
In another surprise turn of events, the Bahujan Samaj Party, after hectic zonal and district levels meetings this week, announced it will partner the SP in order to defeat the BJP, which is the need of the hour.
Mon, Mar 05, 2018
February 27, 2018 05:45 IST
"There are so many Muslim brothers who are patriotic, like Abdul Kalamji, who the BJP salutes. But those who behave like butchers will be treated in a violent manner," BJP MLA Surendra Singh said.
Tue, Feb 27, 2018
February 23, 2018 04:39 IST
"There were glaring discrepancies in the investigation of the video evidence of the hate speech by Adityanath, yet the petition has been dismissed,"Farman Naqvi, counsel for the petitioners, said.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
February 22, 2018 05:07 IST
In the complaint the students alleged that the play glorified Nathuram Godse, who was sentenced to death for assassinating Gandhi, and amounts to sedition.
Thu, Feb 22, 2018
February 19, 2018 07:30 IST
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat advocated “unity in diversity” and that the RSS must accept and lead all, even detractors, towards the principles of sanatan dharm, the core philosophy of Hinduism.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
February 16, 2018 09:10 IST
Mohan Bhagwat will address local Sangh representatives from eastern UP with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on February 18.
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
February 02, 2018 04:08 IST
Dismissing petitioner Rasheed Khan’s challenge against the order, the HC remanded the case back to the Gorakhpur court and asked it to consider both sides
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
February 02, 2018 03:59 IST
After the 2007 Gorakhpur riots, UP police submitted a chargesheet citing the accused had participated in acts of spreading communal disharmony.
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
January 28, 2018 00:05 IST
There’s a new force on Uttar Pradesh’s roads — a troop of women bus conductors, criss-crossing the state as they learn to stare down bullies, deal with harassment and enjoy the drive.
Sun, Jan 28, 2018
January 21, 2018 06:04 IST
The meet, touted as a bugle call for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, was organised at the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidhyapeet’s sports grounds.
Sun, Jan 21, 2018
January 20, 2018 03:36 IST
Friday saw scores of sadhus from across the country throng to the gathering, primarily to hear “what CM Yogi Adityanath has to say about the Ram temple”. They were left disappointed, as Adityanath — the last speaker — steered cleared of the issue.
Sat, Jan 20, 2018
January 19, 2018 07:35 IST
Yogi Adityanath will be accompanied by his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya and other VHP leaders from the state to the Sant-Sammelan Dharm Sabha.
Fri, Jan 19, 2018
January 11, 2018 08:23 IST
“There are 1,500 such prisoners serving years and years of incarceration despite being liable for a premature release if the state frames a policy. UP has not made any (policy) despite repeated court orders."
Thu, Jan 11, 2018
January 10, 2018 05:38 IST
The duo were assaulted by the mob on Ghazipur road in Rasra town when a priest of a nearby temple spotted them with two calves and raised an alarm.
Wed, Jan 10, 2018
January 09, 2018 05:47 IST
A water-scarce region, Bundelkhand has been battling drought, debt and poverty for over a decade. In the past three years, “anna pashu (stray cattle)” has been added to the list, now building up to a serious crisis. The cattle have started endangering the Rabi crop.
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
January 09, 2018 05:11 IST
In October, last year, the faculty members found that the web page - Gita Supersite - had begun registering around 24,000 hits a day from the daily average of 500.
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
December 31, 2017 13:13 IST
He was 18 and the time for independence was nigh. A 90-year-old looks back at those heady days.
Sun, Dec 31, 2017




